Messages - norm012001

I think that each school is very different in regards to the possibility of getting in off a waitlist, as we know. It seems to me that schools in cities with a large number of law schools are going to be the worst. Take the example of DC, Georgetown is clearly the most coveted spot, but right behind it is GW, GMU, American, Catholic, Howard, and UDC. Many people will apply to all of GULC, GW, GMU, AU, and Catholic. These people will usually go to the highest ranked of these schools to which they are accepted. For this reason, it seems that GW, GMU, AU, and Catholic would not have to go to their waitlists very often unless they just don't accept enough people right around their medians. Schools that are more geographically isolated will not get this runoff from other schools and will have to go to their waitlists more.

I don't believe any arrogance was involved, but there clearly was a major administrative failure at UNC this year. Very few decisions went out early in the cycle according to LSN, even when compared to other state schools with similar admissions policies. Something was weird, because you can see that some clearly qualified applicants have been left hanging for months on end.

Other state schools manage to pare down their out of state apps well and do it with rolling admissions, UNC should be able to do the same.

The fact is, as an applicant, it is impossible not to think that these administrative problems may continue beyond the admissions office.

By the way, I'm not a bitter reject or anything. I'm not sure if I updated my signature, but I finally withdrew my application from UNC when I had to send in my seat deposit to GW. I just wasted my app fee I guess.

Dutchman, if you're interested in going to GW part time, then I would call them and discuss it, they may be happy to admit you or give a better result than may be coming from the FT. I'm not saying you won't get in, no idea, but it is an option.

Yes, I am going PT next Fall, hope it all goes well. I got my Master's at night at GW while working full time and it was pretty stressful at times.

I speak with attorneys on almost a daily basis with my work. The ones I have a good rapport with I have asked for advice on whether to go full time or part time to law school. Every single one of them has recommended continuing working in the legal field and going to school part time. Several also stated that the bad perception of PT programs was a phenomenon primarily observed in law school applicants and students, not employers. Many of the DC area lawyers even expressed a preference for PT students because of the ease of integration into first year work. If you have 4 years of work experience in a legal field, I think this makes you much more employable than someone with 2 summers of work.

I just don't think there's a big legitimacy gap between PT and FT, definitely not enough for me to give up making money and gaining experience for 3 years.

As far as going for one semester and then transferring, I don't know why this would hurt your resume. I would think the only thing it would do would be to cause the more competitive and petty FT students to look down on you when you join the section.

I finally took the plunge and bought my laptop for next year. I got the Panasonic Toughbook Y2 based on the reviews I read on the Internet mostly. I upgraded to 512M RAM but the rest of the system configuration is the same. The primary bonuses to me were the fact that it weighs only 3.5lbs and has a battery life of 5 hours according to CNET.

For those of you considering a kitten or a puppy, please take a chance to check out a greyhound or other dog rescue for an adult dog in need of a home. They will bond to you just like a puppy and you get the bonus of knowing their personality when you find them (lazy, excitable, timid, etc.) A lot of these things are difficult if not impossible to know with a puppy.

Also, kittens are tough to gauge as to how destructive or active they may be as adults. Consider adopting an adult cat in need of a home. You should be able to find one spayed or neutered already and in dire need of a home. My cat is just great and he was 2 when I adopted him.

It basically said that I am on a waitlist for residents. There is a separate priority waitlist for residents that has about 50 names on it. I'd think not being on the priority list makes it pretty difficult to get in, but I'm still going to send a letter and some supporting materials.

I was very surprised to be placed on the UVa waitlist yesterday. I was previously deferred from EA. I am now on the non-priority resident waitlist. My numbers are very low for them, so I was happy to see this reault. I'm going to send them a letter with some developments in my application and hope for the best. I know it's a very long shot,but we'll see.

Out of 7 schools, I ended up on 4 waitlists, that's got to be a pretty high average.